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Pediatric Cervicofacial Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Case Report Highlighting the Diagnostic Challenges and Management in a Child Without Preceding Trauma or Infection. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rare but serious life‐threatening condition in children that can be easily overlooked due to its atypical presentation and absence of common risk factors. This case involves a 10‐year‐old girl with a history of non‐transfusion‐dependent thalassemia and epilepsy who developed cervicofacial NF without any prior ...
Mohsin AM, Anas Z, Khan Z, Fahad MAB.
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Time against tissue: case reports of fungal necrotizing fasciitis and the cost of delayed aggressive interventions [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare disease that causes the necrosis of subcutaneous tissues and muscle fascia in patients, and if not diagnosed and treated in due time may lead to the extreme morbidity and even death, with the mortality rate ...
Ali Haider +4 more
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Necrotizing fasciitis due to mycobacterium tuberculosis: A case report
Heliyon, 2023 We admitted a patient with extensive and rapidly progressing necrotizing fasciitis, pulmonary tuberculosis, cutaneous tuberculosis, and bacterial infections because of late diagnosis and treatment.
Liying Chen, Yinhui Zhu, Du Fan
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Pathogens, 2022 Necrotizing fasciitis of the head and neck is a rare, very severe disease, which, in most cases, originates from odontogenic infections and frequently ends with the death of the patient.
S. Böttger +12 more
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Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Upper Extremity - A Review.
Orthopedic Reviews, 2022 Necrotizing fasciitis is a soft tissue infection that habitually originates from the fascial sheaths, expands at a volant pace, leads to extensive necrosis of the subcutaneous tissues, and eventually ends up in a life-threatening condition with notably ...
K. Ditsios +5 more
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1977 Summary The author's experience of fourteen patients with necrotizing fasciitis is reviewed. The pathognomonic feature of this condition is an extensive necrosis of subcutaneous tissue caused by a vicious cycle of infection, local ischaemia and reduced host defence mechanisms.
M A, Tehrani, I M, Ledingham
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Sonographic Crepitus, a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Finding
POCUS Journal, 2022 Necrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening polymicrobial skin and soft tissue infection that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment. Delays in diagnosis and treatment can result in an increase in morbidity and mortality [1].
Brian Kohen +5 more
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European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 2021 Purpose Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a severe soft tissue infection with a high morbidity and mortality. With early diagnosis and treatment this could be reduced. Unfortunately, the diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis can be very difficult.
Sander F. L. van Stigt +3 more
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Cervical Necrotizing Fasciitis, Diagnosis and Treatment of a Rare Life-Threatening Infection
Ear, nose, & throat journal, 2021 Importance: Necrotizing fasciitis is a relatively uncommon and potentially life-threatening soft tissue infection, with morbidity and mortality approaching 25% to 35%, even with optimal treatment.
Jack Hua, P. Friedlander
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World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2021 Background We conducted this study to promote a modified Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (MLRINEC) score and evaluate the utility in distinguishing necrotizing fasciitis (NF) from other soft-tissue infections.
Po-Han Wu +4 more
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